Events Calendar
January
January 9 • Monday
Toddlers in Motion
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Join Cathy and Tracy for some fun and movement! No registration required. Ages: 2 – 4.
Winter Story Hour Sign Up
Sign up begins for the Winter Story Hour, in the children’s room.
January 12 • Thursday
Tales From Beyond with Greg McAdams
6:00 – 7:00 PM This program is part X-Files, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and Ghost Hunters! Participants will handle some odd and unusual artifacts; hear stories of unsolved mysteries and purported hauntings. Try your hand at mind reading, and experience the sensation of Extrasensory perception (ESP). Greg McAdams website: www.mcadamsmagic.com. No sign up required. Ages: 12 – adult.
February
February 7 • Tuesday
Reading with Hawke
3:30 – 4:30 PM You may sign your child up for one 10 minute session with Hawke. Come and read to Hawke, Reading Educational Assistance Dog! This program is designed to help kids develop reading skills and confidence. Sign up begins January 17. Ages: kindergarten – 3rd grade.
February 9 • Thursday
Valentine Craft Workshop
3:30 AM – 4:30 PM Drop in the children's room and make some fun Valentine crafts! No registration required. Ages: 3 and up.
February 13 • Monday
Toddlers in Motion
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Join Cathy and Tracy for some fun and movement! No registration required. Ages: 2 – 4.
February 21 • Tuesday
Nappy’s Puppets present “Father Goose’s Tales”
2:00 – 3:00 PM Father Goose’s Tales is a modern retelling of nursery rhymes, stories and children's songs that will keep the whole family rolling in the aisles! Jim Napolitano and his shadow puppets have appeared on a number of children’s television shows, including “Between the Lions” and “The Book of Pooh”. No registration required. www.nappyspuppets.com
Ages: 5 and up.
February 22 • Wednesday
Family Movie Matinee: “Racing Stripes” (rated PG)
2:00 – 4:00 PM An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and with the help of his talking barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds. Come and enjoy a free afternoon movie at the library. Bring some friends, a blanket to lie on and a snack. No registration required. Ages: 5 and up.
March
March 6 • Tuesday
Reading with Hawke
3:30 – 4:30 PM You may sign your child up for one 10 minute session with Hawke. Come and read to Hawke, Reading Educational Assistance Dog! This program is designed to help kids develop reading skills and confidence. Sign up begins January 17. Ages: kindergarten – 3rd grade.
March 8 • Thursday
Marble Maze Craze!
4:00 – 5:00 PM Turn a shoe box lid and drinking straws into a handheld game. The best part — no batteries required! Sign up begins February 20. Space is limited. Ages: 8 and up.
March 12 • Monday
Toddlers in Motion
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Join Cathy and Tracy for some fun and movement! No registration required. Ages: 2 – 4.
March 13 • Tuesday
Yoke Shire Concert
7:00 PM Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the library. Brothers, Craig and Brian Herlihy will perform a collection of traditional Irish songs from their recent CD “Awakening Celtic Spirits”. No registration required. All welcome! www.yokeshire.com
March 19 – 22
Peeps Diorama Contest
Get creative with those beloved marshmallow Peeps! Drop off your entries between March 19 – 22, during regular library hours. This contest is open to children, teens, adults, or groups such as family, friends, scout troops, etc. Limit one entry per person or group. Using Peeps and a small box (such as a shoe box), create a diorama. Choose any theme: book, movie, song, TV show, historical or current event. Humor and puns are encouraged! Check out the internet for some fun examples of Peeps dioramas. Public voting for “Peeple’s Choice” contest winners will take place at the library from March 26 – 30. Winners will be announced on April 2.